Vehicle fire spreads to nearby brush near garden city airport, Garden City KS
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle fire near US 50 in Garden City caused brush to catch fire and spread north and south near the airport. Multiple fire units are responding and traffic is being rerouted for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Southwest Kansas Counties Sheriff and Fire, Highway Patrol Troop E
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04:11
Transcript:
00:00
HP just called advising that the fire caught on the brush on the side of the road and it's pretty north towards a row of house.
00:09
One's copy.
00:11
Go ahead and page station,
00:12
Juan for a brush truck police.
00:30
Near US 50 the vehicle fire caught brush and is spreading north.
00:45
That is correct end of three is in route okay copy.
01:01
Downs.
01:03
We got heavy black smoke showing from the airport.
01:08
Special one responding to grass fire slash vehicle back.
01:18
Yes, we have heavy smoke showing.
01:27
Reporting 813 go ahead you think eastbound traffic can go through uh yeah if you want a health direction.
01:44
We don't see.
01:45
We've got a plane ball vehicle.
01:46
It's time.
01:47
Jack, we'll be backed up to all responding units from north and south.
01:52
We have an exposure with a possible 3-row.
01:56
Fire moving very slow in the brush.
02:00
Telling 1B command.
02:03
505.
02:14
The fire's going to be working itself to the south at a pretty rapid pace, just due to the brush.
02:25
Can we get some of our SO officers back here to possibly start rerouting traffic around this in case this fire changes the direction?
02:39
Do you want additional SO units?
02:42
No,
02:44
I believe I got one on scene.
02:45
I just want them to go down there and to the south of me and start advising units they may need to move.
02:55
Do you to command? Did you say this is eastbound or westbound lane?
03:04
9-1 to ladder 2.
03:06
This is going to be just south of the airport right at Jet Drive entrance.
03:16
We may try to knock this grass fire if we can if it stays in the spot to stop the movement until the brush gets here.
03:22
The car is going to be completely gone up this time.
03:31
The airport wants to know if there's any issue they need to be concerned about.
03:36
Not at this time.
03:38
It's going to be south of their location.
03:40
They may all have some smoke rise for the airplane tick on.
03:49
Anyone to brush one, what's your location?
03:55
We just crossed the Raceway Road between Raceway and 60 miles.
04:03
Okay, tell me.
04:08
No water can if we can.
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Location mentioned:
US-50, Garden City, KS 67846
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